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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Aracanidae Deepwater boxfishes

Genus: Kentrocapros

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Kentrocapros aculeatus
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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Kentrocapros eco
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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus
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Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Kentrocapros rosapinto (Smith, 1949)

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Kentrocapros rosapinto
[Basketfish]
4 Species of Family Aracanidae with Genus Kentrocapros
(Deepwater boxfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1782 Kentrocapros aculeatus Northwest Pacific 13 SL
1932 Kentrocapros eco Southwest Pacific 10.4 SL
1938 Kentrocapros flavofasciatus Northwest Pacific 13 SL
1949 Kentrocapros rosapinto Basketfish Western Indian Ocean 14.3 SL



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